ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Slovakia

Slovakia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 15.9 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
15.9 %
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
52nd
of 72 countries
All-time high
16.9 %
in 2011
All-time low
13.4 %
in 2007
Years of data
17
2007–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Slovakia, 2007–2023

0510152007201520232007: 13.4 %2008: 13.7 %2009: 15.4 %2010: 16.3 %2011: 16.9 %2012: 15.6 %2013: 16.2 %2014: 15.7 %2015: 15.3 %2016: 15 %2017: 15.1 %2018: 15.1 %2019: 15.4 %2020: 14.8 %2021: 15.1 %2022: 14.9 %2023: 15.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Slovakia is 15.9 %, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Slovakia peaked at 16.9 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.4 %, in 2007.

Slovakia ranks 52nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value in Slovakia, 2007 to 2023.
Year % Change
2007 13.4 %
2008 13.7 % +2.2%
2009 15.4 % +12.4%
2010 16.3 % +5.8%
2011 16.9 % +3.7%
2012 15.6 % -7.7%
2013 16.2 % +3.8%
2014 15.7 % -3.1%
2015 15.3 % -2.5%
2016 15 % -2.0%
2017 15.1 % +0.7%
2018 15.1 % +0.0%
2019 15.4 % +2.0%
2020 14.8 % -3.9%
2021 15.1 % +2.0%
2022 14.9 % -1.3%
2023 15.9 % +6.7%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 15.9 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 16 %, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 15.9 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.9 %, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.17 % 13.4 % 15.4 % 3
2010s 15.66 % 15 % 16.9 % 10
2020s 15.18 % 14.8 % 15.9 % 4

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 49 Belgium 17.1 % compare
  2. 50 Portugal 16.9 % compare
  3. 51 France 16.1 % compare
  4. 53 Austria 15.8 % compare
  5. 53 Malta 15.8 % compare
  6. 55 Czechia 15.2 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Slovakia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Slovakia was 15.9 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 16.9 % in 2011.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 13.4 % in 2007.
How does Slovakia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Slovakia ranks 52nd out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Slovakia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,460 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.